Blackberry Classic User Manual page 177

User Guide
• To add the word to your personal dictionary, tap Add to Dictionary.
Change spell check settings
You can change spell check settings, such as whether to check the spelling of acronyms, whether to correct the casing of
words, and so on.
1. On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.
Tap Settings > Language and Input > Spell Check.
3. Tap the settings that you want to change.
Edit your personal dictionary
When you use spell check you can add words that are marked as incorrect to a custom dictionary on your BlackBerry
device so that spell check recognizes them as being correct. The words that you add to your personal dictionary can be
edited at any time.
1. On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.
Tap Settings > Language and Input > Spell Check > Edit Personal Dictionary.
• To add a new word to your personal dictionary, tap
• To edit a word that's already in your personal dictionary, tap the word.
• To delete a word from your personal dictionary, tap
Creating custom text shortcuts
The word substitution feature lets you create your own text shortcuts. When you set up shortcuts, your BlackBerry device
replaces the shortcut with a full word or phrase.
Tip: Word substitution is sometimes known as autotext.
Turn on word predictions
1. On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.
Tap Settings > Language and Input > Prediction and Correction.
3. Set the Show Predictions switch to On.
Add a new text shortcut
1. On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
.
. Tap next to the word that you want to delete.
Settings
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